Muslim Registry

Timeline

Trump says he'd "absolutely" require Muslims to register in a database.nytimes.com(See also Muslims)

2015.11.20

Trump tweets "I didn't suggest a database-a reporter did. We must defeat Islamic terrorism & have surveillance, including a watch list, to protect America"twitter.com(See also Muslims)

2015.11.23

Trump has not, so far, thoroughly disavowed the creation of a national registry of Muslims.newyorker.com(See also Immigration)

"This alone should be shocking, quite apart from his fear-mongering about mosques and refugees, subjects on which he seems to be getting a relative pass, in part because his opponents have not exactly taken heroic stands on the issue."

Trump's team said today that he had never advocated for "any registry or system that tracks individuals based on their religion" -- despite statements in the past that may be at odds with that.abcnews.go.com(See also Muslims, Immigration, Racism)

Obama just made it harder for Trump to create a Muslim Registry by ordering DHS to dismantle a dormant program that was used to track people from Muslim-majority countries.theatlantic.com(See also Muslims, Racism)

2016.12.22

President Obama decides to formally dismantle post-9/11 NSEERS visitor registry program before Trump can revive it.nytimes.com(See also Muslims)

2017.01.05

After the Berlin terrorist attack in December, President-elect Donald Trump repeated his intention to build a Muslim registry, here the San Francisco Chronicle appeals to Tech CEOs to say they will not build a Muslim registrysfchronicle.com(See also Muslims, Racism)

Assessments

Patti Jazanoski — The San Francisco Chronicle

It’s time for technology CEOs to issue clear statements that their companies will not be complicit in any way. They can prove their corporate mottoes — “Culture & Inclusion” (Cisco) and “Corporate Social Responsibility” (Microsoft) — are not just empty slogans. Issuing a strong statement will help tech companies attract the best employees and signal to customers and the world that they will not betray them.